<template>
<div>
<div id="chart">
<apexchart
type="bar"
height="420"
ref="chart"
:options="chartOptions"
:series="series"
></apexchart>
</div>
<div class="explanation">
A "bar chart race": each tick re-sorts the entities by value and updates
the chart. The bars slide to their new ranks and the left-hand category
labels ride along with them (automatic whenever a reorder update runs with
<code>dynamicAnimation</code> enabled). The value labels also ride each
bar and count up/down, via the opt-in <code>dataLabels.animate</code> and
<code>dataLabels.countUp</code> flags: together these complete the race.
</div>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import VueApexCharts from 'vue-apexcharts'
var raceEntities = [
'United States', 'China', 'Germany', 'Japan', 'France',
'United Kingdom', 'India', 'Brazil', 'Canada', 'Italy'
]
// A fixed color per country. With distributed bars the color is applied by bar
// POSITION, but this is a race where the bars re-sort every tick, so raceFrame()
// re-orders this palette to match the current ranking below. That keeps each
// country's color stable as it rides up and down the ranks.
var raceColors = {
'United States': '#3B82F6',
'China': '#EF4444',
'Germany': '#F59E0B',
'Japan': '#10B981',
'France': '#8B5CF6',
'United Kingdom': '#EC4899',
'India': '#14B8A6',
'Brazil': '#F97316',
'Canada': '#6366F1',
'Italy': '#84CC16'
}
// A flag emoji per country, prepended to its axis label by
// yaxis.labels.formatter. SVG axis labels are plain text, so an emoji is the
// simplest way to put an icon in front of a label (real image flags would need
// custom DOM work). Emoji flags render on most platforms; a few Windows
// browsers show the two-letter country code instead.
var raceFlags = {
'United States': '🇺🇸',
'China': '🇨🇳',
'Germany': '🇩🇪',
'Japan': '🇯🇵',
'France': '🇫🇷',
'United Kingdom': '🇬🇧',
'India': '🇮🇳',
'Brazil': '🇧🇷',
'Canada': '🇨🇦',
'Italy': '🇮🇹'
}
// Persistent value per entity, nudged a little each tick so ranks swap
// gradually (a smooth race rather than a random shuffle).
var raceValues = {}
raceEntities.forEach(function (name, i) {
raceValues[name] = 300 + (raceEntities.length - i) * 90
})
function raceFrame() {
raceEntities.forEach(function (name) {
raceValues[name] = Math.max(
50,
raceValues[name] + (Math.random() - 0.45) * 220
)
})
var ranked = raceEntities
.map(function (name) {
return { name: name, value: Math.round(raceValues[name]) }
})
.sort(function (a, b) {
return b.value - a.value
})
return {
categories: ranked.map(function (r) { return r.name }),
data: ranked.map(function (r) { return r.value }),
// Colors follow the ranking so each country keeps its own color (see above).
colors: ranked.map(function (r) { return raceColors[r.name] })
}
}
var raceInitial = raceFrame()
export default {
components: {
apexchart: VueApexCharts,
},
data: function () {
return {
series: [{
name: 'Value',
data: raceInitial.data
}],
chartOptions: {
chart: {
id: 'horizontal-bar-race',
type: 'bar',
height: 420,
animations: {
dynamicAnimation: {
speed: 800
}
},
toolbar: {
show: false
}
},
plotOptions: {
bar: {
borderRadius: 4,
borderRadiusApplication: 'end',
horizontal: true,
// Each bar gets its own color, taken from the `colors` palette by position.
distributed: true
}
},
colors: raceInitial.colors,
dataLabels: {
enabled: true,
// Opt-in race polish: the value labels ride to each bar's new rank and
// count up/down from their previous value on every tick.
animate: {
enabled: true
},
countUp: {
enabled: true
}
},
title: {
text: 'Bar Chart Race',
align: 'left'
},
xaxis: {
categories: raceInitial.categories
},
yaxis: {
labels: {
// Prepend each country's flag emoji to its axis label.
formatter: function (val) {
return (raceFlags[val] || '') + ' ' + val
}
}
},
legend: {
show: false
}
},
}
},
mounted: function () {
var me = this
window.setInterval(function () {
var frame = raceFrame()
me.$refs.chart.updateOptions({
series: [{ data: frame.data }],
xaxis: { categories: frame.categories },
colors: frame.colors
})
}, 1200)
},,
}
</script>
<style>
#chart {
max-width: 650px;
margin: 35px auto;
}
.explanation {
max-width: 620px;
margin: 0 auto 12px;
font-size: 13px;
color: #777;
}
</style>